MASON CITY – A teen has been caught after allegedly using a knife to rob a Mason City convenience store.
Mason City police said Tuesday morning that they were dispatched to the Kum & Go store located at 1465 4th Street SE at about 7:28 AM to investigate an armed robbery. Police were told a lone subject entered the store brandishing a knife and wearing a mask.
After an unknown interaction with an employee, the subject then fled the store northbound on foot and was apprehended soon thereafter by officers not far from the store.
The subject was apprehended on school property, according to the Mason City School District. “The incident occurred before school hours. At no time was there a threat to the school district students or staff.”
Mason City High School is directly north and east of the store that was robbed, and Jefferson Elementary is just west of the store.
Charged with felony B first degree robbery was Christopher James Hjelmgren, age 17 of Mason City. A felony B offense carries a maximum prison term not to exceed 25 years, which may be deferred or suspended unless the crime was forcible.
Hjelmgren was taken to jail and held on bond.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
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Will he get a break because he’s mentally handicapped as claimed all over Facebook or will he get what’s coming to anyone who holds up a store at knifepoint?
Don’t worry no good judge Weiland will let him off
Remember to vote her out this coming election!
Jefferson and Mason City High School are north of the store that was robbed. Or, the store that was robbed is at 1303 4th St SW.
@Allen-better check your compass. The article has it right and you have it wrong.
WE BETTER GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER QUICK AS THE KIDS ARE GETTING BRAVER AND GOD FORBIDS WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO A BAD SITUATION HERE IN OUR TOWN. HOPE OUR CITY OFFICALS,SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,LOCAL POLICE CAN COME TOGETHER AND STOP ALL THIS. NEED TO QUIT GIVING SLAPS ON THE WRISTS. MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE, STUDENTS GETTING BEAT UP,ROCK THROWERS, BARK PEELERS. WHATS NEXT? WHATS NEXT?
Add the incompetent JCOs at juvenile court to that list.